Chris Papierz has been teaching history at various schools for around ten years and has a military past as a Marine. However, he is now engaging himself in some of the governmental processes that he has taught in his classes. Currently a world history teacher at the George Washington Freshman Campus (GWCFC) and a past middle school teacher, he is very aware of the textbook demands of political action. Now, he is seeing these requirements firsthand.
Adding to his experiences, he recently went to Washington DC to watch the latest Presidential inauguration. Papierz closely followed the election and involved himself in the process, so he thought it only right to “culminate it with a trip to Washington D.C. to witness the end of the process, the swearing in of President Trump.”
Papierz has a list of political involvement behind him, which include assimilating the entirety of the electoral process that named Donald Trump president. His accomplishments include: supporting candidates in Primary and General elections (A Primary election chooses the nominee for a political party, while the General election makes the ultimate decision.) at both local and national level, participation in events that would allow him to partake in the Presidential Primary Nomination, a local election to represent Coffee County at the District convention; as well as the state convention in Augusta, and he has represented our district at the Republican National Convention where the Republican Presidential Nominee was chosen. Papierz’s signature and vote are on official documents now held in the Library of Congress.
The political interests of Chris Papierz can be traced back to his high school years, but he admits that other demands in his life kept his involvement down until the 1990’s. He has worked with many representatives of Georgia including State Representative Dominic Lariccia, Governor Deal, two Georgia Senators (Johnny Isakson and David Perdue), and most of the Constitutional Officers from the state.
As a teacher, Papierz believes that “one great way to teach something is to have experienced it first hand,” which he has in many ways. He teaches with the personal knowledge he has accumulated through his experiences and does so with no political bias. Chris Papierz is valued in the community as both a veteran, teacher, and political figure.
– Submitted by Vicki Kirkland, Journalism Student at George Washington Carver Freshman Campus